Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Velyki Mezhyrichi, Ukraine, who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Western Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives.
The monument consists of a large stone sculpture of a human figure raising his/her hands to the sky set on a large black base. In the center of the figure, there is a hole in the shape of a Star of David, with metal bars in it.
On the base, there is a round hole inside the base, next to the inscription.
There are two memorial candle holders put inside the sculpture.
The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions that honor the memory of the community. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
Inscription:
On the round stone at the top of the monument, in Hebrew:
על
אלה
אני
בוכיה
Translation: For/ these/ things/ I/ weep. [Lamentations, 1:16]
On the base, in Hebrew:
מזירטש
ווהלין
לזכר קדושי
מזיריטש גדול והסביבה
שניספו בשואה
שבועות תש"ב סוכות תש"ג
והעלתם אתכם מקברותיכם עמי
והבאתי אתכם אל אדמת ישראל,
יחזקאל
Translation: Mezhyrichi / Volhynia/ In memory of the martyrs/ of Velyki Mezhyrichi and its surroundings/who perished in the Holocaust/Shavuot 5702 [=1942] - Sukkot 5703 [=1942] / And I will bring you up out of your graves, my people, and bring you to the land of Israel/ Ezekiel [37:12]
Commissioned by:
Holocaust survivors and their descendants from Velyki Mezhyrichi.